[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.50,0:00:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Friendly greetings! It is Torley again! Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.53,0:00:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today is I'm gonna show you how to play the music of Philip Glass. Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.85,0:00:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or more accurately futn music that is like, similar to, appropriates, even ripps of Philip Glass. Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.26,0:00:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now one of the simpliest things about Philip Glass here is ascenado. Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.81,0:00:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You often notice in much of his music there are repeating figures. Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.68,0:00:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such as Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.50,0:00:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[plays melody] Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.08,0:00:23.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's simple. Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.77,0:00:29.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or [plays melody], or [plays melody]. Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.77,0:00:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you've got two, three even four notes. Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.76,0:00:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is variations on this there is different kinds of time signatures. Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.72,0:00:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that's the basics. Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.91,0:00:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And next is harmonic chord progressions. Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.90,0:00:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has created a chd industry out of very very simple harmonic faundations. Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.05,0:00:45.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I shall show you. Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.67,0:00:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[plays melody] Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.46,0:00:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok that is A minor. Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.62,0:00:57.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Than F major — [plays melody]. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.34,0:01:03.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And than C major. [plays melody] Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.29,0:01:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then E minor. [plays melody] Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.62,0:01:10.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he does this over and over and over. Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.85,0:01:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is the music of Philip Glass. Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.59,0:01:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now there are a lot of variations that can be created around such themes. Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.40,0:01:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[plays melody] Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.89,0:01:32.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And variations like this. Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.41,0:01:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[plays melody] Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.65,0:01:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And again. Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.76,0:01:50.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[plays melody] Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.55,0:01:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes a few variations cns and it goes crazy like to-do-do-do to-do-do. Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.38,0:01:58.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[demonstrates that in melody] Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.07,0:02:02.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So before you ever get into playing or interpreting Philip Glass ask yourself Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.36,0:02:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does it have a da-da da-da da-da or Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.68,0:02:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ta-da-da ta-da-da ta-da-da or ta-da-da-ta-da-da. Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.32,0:02:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if the answer is “no” then it's likely not like Philip Glass! Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.50,0:02:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not making this up! Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.12,0:02:15.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You just listen to just about anything he has done. Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.10,0:02:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, there was a piece on Battle Star Galactica Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.03,0:02:21.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from "The Metamorphosis" piano solos and it goes like this. Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.01,0:02:28.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[plays melody] Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.38,0:02:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, what heppens next is? Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.46,0:02:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why golly! [continues melody] Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.41,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like that.